Groundsperson

Groundsperson

Location: Cambridge

Salary: Up to £27,062 per annum (Depending on experience)

Our clients School in Cambridge is one of the country’s leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18, who attend our Pelican, Prep or Upper.

Their aim is to be a leading employer of choice. This means they strive to be a school where staff say they are proud and excited to work, and feel valued, respected and motivated.

The Role

The requirement of this position is to assist in the day to day upkeep of the hard and soft areas of the grounds, to ensure that the sports pitches are safe and fit for use and that all areas appear well maintained and aesthetically pleasing across all sites.

Key Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Maintenance of the grass including cutting, rolling, strimming, scarifying, aerating, watering, seeding, top dressing, etc
• Marking out of the pitches including erection of goals/nets, corner flags, and boundary markers in line with the school calendar
• All aspects of cricket pitch preparation, maintenance, marking and renovation
• Maintenance of paths, borders, hedges and roadways
• Leaf clearance and removal
• Early morning clearance of snow and ice from the pathways, pavements and roadways to ensure safe access for pedestrians and vehicles
• Early morning and late afternoon gritting and salt application
• Maintenance of artificial all weather surfaces
• Minor machinery maintenance
• Tree/shrub planting as required
• Maintenance of bark chipped areas including reapplication and sweeping
• Keeping records up to date as required by the Head of Grounds and Gardens

Skills & Experience

• Full UK driving licence
• Previous experience in Grounds work
• An understanding of H&S best practice relating to COSHH and manual handling (Desirable)
• A knowledge of maintaining sports pitches, particularly cricket wickets (Desirable)
• Trade relevant NVQ or similar (Desirable)

Benefits

• Membership of a Group Personal Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 13.75% of pensionable salary
• Death in Service benefit of 3 x salary
• Paid holiday entitlement is 30 days plus Bank Holidays per annum. One week must be taken at Christmas and the balance to be taken in a phased manner
• Free staff lunch provided in term-time
• Free access to sports gym (subject to some time restrictions)
• Available on-site parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please do not hesitate to apply.